These faction tables date to 3028 (on the eve of the 4th Succession War), to 3039 (at the opening of the War of 3039), and to 3050 (Clan and House tables covering the initial invasion through to Tukayyid). ALL machines appropriate to the eras and that have been published in an official Battletech product are here, along with every single published variant. Also included are tables providing Quirks (as found in Strategic Operations).

At this time they only cover from the late 3rd/early 4th Succession Wars to 3050 (though 3057 tables are coming). I'd like to eventually cover even later eras, but each is exponentially harder than the last (and so slower in arriving) due to a lack of info on exactly how the new designs of an era replace older ones phased out, destroyed, or no longer in production, as well as there being less info on modern eras in general. In addition, my work handling errata and with the MUL Team eats up most of my Battletech free time.

The tables all use 3D10 (aka D1000), and are ranked according to Battle Value v2, so a low roll gets you a low-BV model. As such, rolling high won't necessarily get you the heaviest machine, but it should get you a better one.

I've also created an availability ranking system based on the fluff, so you can at last have an idea of not just what's available, but how common it is. I rated each machine's availability on a ten-point scale. The scale is only meant to represent how common that particular unit is within both its weight class and the force in question. It is not meant to give an accurate picture of total numbers produced or in service in all factions: besides the fact that hard production numbers are almost never found, different weight classes have different deployment ratios.

If a machine is not listed with a faction it's not to say that that machine cannot be found there at all, but rather that there is no significant amount and no native supply. Ultimately in the chaos of war it's perfectly feasible to see at least one of any machine in the ranks of any faction, but these tables merely attempt to depict typical native deployments. I felt otherwise you might as well just place every machine in every faction, which seems to me to be a rather dull and flavourless way to handle it. See the pdf for a more detailed explanation on these sorts of issues.

Important Note: these tables make absolutely no attempt at balance! The goal was fidelity to the in-universe background material, not creating balanced forces for use in pickup games. So if you find one force keeps getting 75-ton death machines and the other is stuck with 60-ton crap, blame the fluff, not me.

If you're going to print it, know that it's in Landscape format (the sideways layout used in the Technical Readouts) rather than Portrait/Standard.

EXTRAS:Note that thanks to the efforts of Netzilla and Battlemaster, these charts are now included in Megamek (look in (/data/rat/unofficial)

I am open to and would greatly appreciate feedback on anything: typos, missing elements, disagreements on who got what or how much of it, etc. If you want to reuse any of this in another work, feel free to - I just ask that you provide a link back to this thread as credit. If you find a use for this, please bump the thread.

Special thanks goes to BigDuke66, Cyttorak, Frabby, Matti, TJHairball, Netzilla, ralgith, Battlemaster, and nckestrel for help and fact-checking above and beyond the call of duty.

Yes, version 8 is being slowly worked on, but it's an absolutely huge update. Also, grad school and MUL work takes priority, and there's a lot of it. I'll add a tentative changelog to this post later tonight.

Yes, version 8 is being slowly worked on, but it's an absolutely huge update. Also, grad school and MUL work takes priority, and there's a lot of it. I'll add a tentative changelog to this post later tonight.

Well, bear in mind the 3050 tables are only for the top of the line elite units - for the most part, the 3039 tables still apply to the Inner Sphere in 3050. Even the elite units will still be mostly 3039 machines. Here's a unofficial list of House units that could have top-of-the-line tech in 3050:

I realized that if I was doing ComStar and Clan Second Line I'd need Star League, since they all draw on a similar pile of machines, so add Star League Regular 2750 and Star League Royal 2750 to the new charts to come.

I realized that if I was doing ComStar and Clan Second Line I'd need Star League, since they all draw on a similar pile of machines, so add Star League Regular 2750 and Star League Royal 2750 to the new charts to come.

Are you petitioning for sainthood or something? We are simply not worthy...

Thanks to your exellent work for the Bt comunity and look forward to your 58+ tables(if you so choice to do) and the SL you've mentioned.As for the Bastard Wobbies that hacked the site(yes,I siad bastard),,,you thought the Jihad was bad,,,wait till you have a Texas class park 35 miles "above" your house(yes we know where you live)

The sheer scale and scope of these tables are impressive, and I can hardly imagine the hours that were put into it. The only thing that I find "odd" is how little the "flavor" of the various Houses matches that of the random 'Mech assignment tables from the old Mechwarrior 2nd Edition book. Of course, those were a much simplified 2D6 chart, but some of the differences are pretty drastic.

The only thing that I find "odd" is how little the "flavor" of the various Houses matches that of the random 'Mech assignment tables from the old Mechwarrior 2nd Edition book. Of course, those were a much simplified 2D6 chart, but some of the differences are pretty drastic.

It has been established that Random Allocation Tables (RATs) as presented in various BT publications are a rule/game mechanic more than an accurate depiction of canonical in-universe data. Thus, RATs are an "inferior" source compared to almost all other sources regarding 'Mech dissemination within the universe.(This has repeatedly been said and confirmed by Herb on the old forum.)

The reasons are many. RATs are often written for a specific publication and apply to a rather narrow portion of a given military; in other cases, they are abstract guidelines for gameplay purposes where the actual lineup is known.In cases where no other information is available, RATs may indicate the proliferation of a given 'Mech type, but they are overridden by virtually every other (official) publication.

So, in between some work for another project I've finished my Star League stuff and wanted to run it by the collective wisdom of the forums. Please note two important things:

1) these are set in 2750

2) if a Royal mech is missing, it was almost certainly constructed after 2750. The coming-soon-I-swear MUL has all the dates, so if I left a Royal off, it's for a reason.

That having been said, I'm mostly looking for opinions on the Av numbers. Also of interest is that there's next to nothing cool for Star League medium mechs. Should I have included regular (non-fancy tech) mechs in royal units? Did I miss anything non-royal?

EDIT: link removed, SL tables now incorporated in the main set of tables.

I find it unlikely that the SPR-4F Spector with Null-Sig and Chameleon would be available in the regular army, and have as high as a 7 availability in the Royals.

EDIT: No Mackie variants?!

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As for the Mackie, I'll have to check its fluff again again, but Op Klondike says the SLDF had undergone a major overhaul at this time, so I tried to minimize obsolete equipment.

I recall there was a fan speculation that the Mackie frames were refitted into Atlas 'Mechs. It's just a theory as far as I can tell, but it sure might explain why there are so few Mackies and how the Atlas could be "mass-produced".

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